Dog Appreciation Day | The Real Canines of Sweatpants & Coffee

Up close and personal with our furriest friends.

It’s National Dog Appreciation Day, and no one appreciates their furry friends more than we do! Here’s a glimpse at a few of our very own staff doggies. We won’t be held responsible if you spend the rest of the day asking yourself who’s a good boy.

Charlotte Fraser – Writer & Contributor

This is Liesl! She’s an American Eskimo Spitz, otherwise known as an Eskie, which is a cousin of the Pomeranian and an offshoot breed of the German Spitz. She’ll be turning 10 this September. Her hobbies are holding her paw up to say “please”, being the floofiest puppy in the world, and nap time snuggles. Her favorite things are watermelon, finishing glasses of milk, and being called Princess Fluffybutt. She also gives hugs to people she likes.

Emily Parker – Web Developer, Writer & Contributor

Meet Stella and Charlie, AKA Chuckles, AKA Mr. Chips, AKA Señor Chips. They are both pugs. Stella we’ve had since she was a pup and she turned 9 in June. Charlie is our rescue boy we’ve had since 2012, so we’re not sure how old he is. His vet thinks he is around 6, but he was formerly neglected, so he may be younger than that. Their favorite things are peeing on my flowers, keeping me awake with their snoring, being adorable, dragging their bottoms on the carpet, eating treats, and barking at Poncho, the evil poodle next door.

Rachel Drummond – Writer & Contributor

This is Quigley! Quigley is an Australian Shepherd and Great Pyrenees mix. He was rescued from the shelter, and is just a big 90-pound baby.

Leslie Mahady – Writer & Contributor

Here’s a shot of Whiskee! She’s a licker. She’s the cutest, smartest, most playful dog in the world! Whenever anyone in the family is sick, she is right by their side, licking them. We try to be better people for her, but we always fall short. And she lets us know it.

Kathy Kitzmiller – Creative Lifestyles Director, Writer & Contributor

This is Walter. He was named after Walter from Fringe. He is a 2-year old beagle / border collie mix., and he fully believes he is a cat. He sleeps on the backs of couches, the sides of chairs – if he fits he sits.

Jessica Grey – Writer & Contributor

The little old man with the legendary underbite, Loki–or Okie Dokie Loki Pokey, if you’re not into the whole brevity thing. He’s 14 years old and, though he was a rescue, I’m pretty sure he saved me as much as we saved him; he makes my heart smile.

The goofball Boston is Tybault. He is neurotic, hyper, persistent, obstinate, completely ridiculous, and an absolute joy who makes us laugh and laugh; I love him to bits.

Teri Gosselin – Writer & Contributor

7-year old Tucker is the sweetest and laziest yellow lab in all the land! We picked our boy out as our first anniversary gift to each other, and have been loving our boy ever since!! He loves to take naps, bark at plastic bags flying in the wind and snuggle with mommy! He is a good sport with our two human babies and doesn’t mind the loud noise, constant pulling on his tail and being used as a pillow.

Jessica Hancock – Director of Promotions, Writer & Contributor

This is my Penny. The sweetest, most protective girl. She gets all my anxiety and judges people right by my side. The kids are her kids. She tolerates all the ridiculous outfits we put her in and gets really excited when she puts on her winter sweaters. She is extremely talkative and likes to argue. Her favorite words are “walk” and “treat”. She hates people who walk past our house and the raccoon in the backyard. She is the best girl in the world and we could not imagine a life without her.

Emily Parker is a musician, writer, and avid reader who started Bucket List Book Reviews, the ‘1,001 Books to Read Before You Die’ project. For Sweatpants & Coffee, Emily hopes to inspire the reading of the classics by a whole new audience by only reviewing the really good stuff.

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As someone who also can no longer drink and who deals with some stuff, I can tell you that we never want people to feel bad for making drinking references or to feel like they can't enjoy themselves around us. Offer sympathy but keep treating her as you always have. Maybe check in more. But don't grieve any harder than she is, because she'll end up carrying that, too, and she'll worry about your feelings. You sound like a good friend. Just keep being one.

Reading your post this afternoon. Did you look into my heart? My friend from college, now 30+ years ago has pulmonary hypertension and is in failing health. She’s 54 with a limited life expectancy. Yesterday, I sent a picture for cute-as-can-be mason jar shot glasses that I found in a discount store to a former coworker. We’ve kept in touch via FB and messaging. She comments the glasses are cute but she doesn’t drink anymore. Then she txts she has Lupus. The world falls from beneath me. I wondered around the store for maybe another 20 minutes. Numb. Exchanging texts with this friend. And I felt so bad about that picture. And I felt guilty for my health. And i was ashamed of my feeble replies to her. So regular sad is sometimes at the foot of my bed. Or greets me at the door after work and I find my dog has once again pooped in the house and chewed up an ink pen or shredded a book. But today I’m big sad. Last night, crawled in the covers beside me and sits just out of sight. But here. I’m ashamed of myself. With all my bills paid, manageable expenses. And now two people who have shackles of worry and fear and other feelings I couldn’t even begin to imagine. If only crawling through broken glass could convey us to the other side

My girlfriend's and I get together rarely and there's actually 2 different groups but it's always fun! They're infrequent but always special! I am the type of person that rolls with the flow and if we can arrange it, great! But it's not expected or required and that makes our get-togethers special!